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Portrait of Melchior Cardinal de Polignac: 33.A.10-43

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Portrait of Melchior Cardinal de Polignac

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Daullé, Jean
Painter: Rigaud, Hyacinthe (After)

Entities

Categories

Description

Pasted within album 33.A.10, on page numbered '31', below 33.A.10-42 and facing 33.A.10-41

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1816) by Fitzwilliam, Richard, 7th Viscount

Dating

18th Century
Circa 1741 - 1763

Note

With the lettering

School or Style

French

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Engraving
Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: 33.A.10-43
Primary reference Number: 312954
BN Inventaire (18thC): 49
Delignières (Daullé): 62
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Audit data

Created: Monday 3 July 2023 Updated: Monday 3 July 2023 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Portrait of Melchior Cardinal de Polignac" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/312954 Accessed: 2024-11-21 22:24:34

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